Strategy
Weather-Tech Startup Understory Launches Auto Dealer Policy Formed Around On-the-Ground Data
Nick Pacifico has been working at his family's Cadillac dealership in Denver since 2003. He's never seen insurance costs this bad. "Getting coverage is nearly impossible," said Pacifico, vice ...
Happy Together: Yesteryear’s InsurTech Disrupters Are Today’s Broker Partners
A decade ago, startup InsurTech firms startled both insurance carriers and brokers with an expanding array of innovative tools leveraging emerging digital technologies. For brokers, the firms' ...
Neptune Flood’s Albert: InsurTech Enables Cheaper and More Efficient Flood Coverage
While few carriers are in the flood insurance market, Neptune Flood Insurance sees opportunity. Most of the market is covered by the National Flood Insurance Program, but founder and CEO Jim Albert ...
James River Dropped Uber Due to Coverage Risks, Particularly in Florida
A Bermuda-based insurer that recently severed ties with an Uber Technologies Inc affiliate said on Thursday the risk of providing driver ride-hailing coverage had become too great and that it had ...
A Model for CEO Excellence
What separates an excellent CEO from the rest of the pack? In a new study on "The mindsets and practices of excellent CEOs," McKinsey & Company looked at the six main elements of the CEO's ...
Digital Auto Insurer Root Jumps Into Rental Insurance Market
Root Insurance, an InsurTech startup known for selling auto insurance, is expanding into the renters market. The Ohio-based InsurTech is launching a renters insurance product it bills as "affordable" ...
Investors Approve of Argo CEO Watson’s Departure; Q3 Results Are Mixed
The day after Argo Group International Holdings announced CEO Mark Watson III was retiring "immediately," investors seemed ecstatic, driving the company's stock price up 5.6 percent on Nov. 6. ...
Swiss Re Looking at Buying Stake in China Pacific Insurance
Swiss Re is looking at buying a stake in China Pacific Insurance Co. (CPIC) via a primary offering of the Chinese company's securities, the Swiss re-insurer said on Wednesday. Swiss Re declined to ...